Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) John Odigie-Oyegun, stated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government successfully completed the Abuja-Kaduna rail project in just one year. Oyegun said the project’s speedy completion was achieved within this period, despite attempts by past governments to break the jinx since 2006 when it was first muted. The test […]
Badagry (customarily known as Gbagle), a coastal town situated between the city of Lagos and the border with Benin at Seme in Lagos State, Nigeria, It is without doubt one the most serene and historically rich towns in the region; every year thousands of tourists come from around the country and world to admire the relics and mementoes of slave trade […]
Lekki is one of the highbrow areas in Lagos. Many people perceive it as a place where wealthy Nigerians as well as foreigners, reside. This automatically makes it an expensive city. But, in variance to this perception, there are things you can do at this naturally formed peninsula that doesn’t require you to break the bank. […]
Fellow Nigerians, the shocking exit of Britain from the European Union has compelled me to choose this important topic today. I had voted on Thursdayin London to keep Britain in the EU but the proponents of Brexit won the day, unfortunately. Prior to that important day in the British calendar, I had listened keenly to […]
The Pan African Travel Association TheTeamafrica has commended the efforts of the AU leadership to bring about seamless travels within Africa for Africans. The AU leaders launched a new African Passport at its annual General Assembly in Kigali for Diplomats as a way of bringing to the fore the issue of free and easy movement […]
The Senate has passed the Nigeria Railway Corporation Act, 1955 Repeal and Re- enactment Bill, 2016 . The bill, which passed third reading clause by clause consideration, was sponsored by Senator Olugbenga Ashafa (APC Lagos East) While speaking, Senate Committee on Land Transport, Senator Olugbenga Ashafa, said the bill which contained 212 clauses were repealed […]
Nsukka is a vibrant city inhabited by a benevolent and industrious people who are proud of their culture, and heritage. Predominantly peopled by Igbo-speaking Nigerians, this city played an important role during the 3-year Biafran war that afflicted the eastern part of the country. Nsukka emerged after the civil war to become one of the most popular and […]
The search for the perfect girl is exhausting, especially if you live in Nigeria. There are so many variables to contemplate and eventually, you just have to go with the one you are most compatible or you are happiest with. It’s expected as there is no such thing as perfect really. The truth is, a […]
About 11 persons were killed on Thursday after a commercial bus with 14 passengers on board went up in flames on the Otedola Bridge in the Berger area of Lagos. It was learnt that the deceased comprised eight males and three females while three persons were rescued from the wreckage alive. Our correspondent gathered that […]
I am writing as one who has lived among you in America only a little more than ten years. And I am writing seriously and warningly. Many readers may ask: “What right has he to speak about things which concern us alone, and which no newcomer should touch?” I do not think such a standpoint […]
